Historical Events In 1989

Jan 16   On this day in history police arrest writer Vaclav Havel in Prague   

Jan 16   Three days of riots begin in Miami after a police officer shoots and kills a black motorcyclist, which also claims the life of the passenger in the ensuing crash in the year 1989.   

Jan 16   In the year 1989 uSSR announces plan for 2-year manned mission to Mars   

Jan 17   In the year 1989 al Arbour wins his 600th NHL game as coach   

Jan 17   On this day in history five children are shot to death at Cleveland Elementary School in Stockton, California, by a gunman who then kills himself.   

Jan 17   Gunman opens fire in California schoolyard; 5 students slain, 30 wounded in the year 1989.   

Jan 17   Murden & Metz are first women to reach South Pole overland (on skis) on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Sterling A Brown, US poet/critic (Southern Road), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1989 astronomers discover pulsar in remnants of Supernova 1987A (LMC)   

Jan 18   Bruce Chatwin, British writer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1989 candace Thomas marries Steve Garvey   

Jan 18   On this day in history iBM announces earnings up 10.4% in 1988   

Jan 18   Otis Redding, Dion, Rolling Stones, Temptations & Stevie Wonder inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in the year 1989.   

Jan 18   West Indies beat Australia 2-1 to win the World Series Cup in the year 1989.   

Jan 19   On this day in history norma Varden, actress (Loose in London), dies   

Jan 19   President Reagan pardons George Steinbrenner for illegal funds for Nixon in the year 1989.   

Jan 20   Beatrice Lillie, actress (Thoroughly Modern Millie), dies at 94 in the year 1989.   

Jan 20   Bush inaugurated as 41st President & Quayle becomes 44th Vice President in the year 1989.   

Jan 20   Wayne Holdsworth takes a wicket first ball in 1st-class cricket in the year 1989.   

Jan 21   In the year 1989 a woman is assaulted & raped in the room of an Oklahoma football player   

Jan 21   In the year 1989 in St John's Newfoundland Tory Brian Peckford resigns after 10 years as Newfoundland Premier; replaced by Clyde Wells after election   

Jan 22   On this day in history in Tajikistan a 5.3 earthquake occured, two hundred seventy-four people killed, many injured, extensive damage (VII) and mudslides in the Gissar area   

Jan 23   Challenge to "who is a Jew" law filed in Israeli Supreme Court in the year 1989.   

Jan 23   In the year 1989 surrealist painter Salvador Dali dies at age 84.   

Jan 24   In the year 1989 serial killer Ted Bundy is put to death in Florida's electric chair.   

Jan 24   Ted Bundy, serial killer of up to 100 women, executed in Florida at 42 in the year 1989.   

Jan 24   The first reported case of AIDS transmitted by heterosexual oral sex on this day in history.   

Jan 26   In the year 1989 aT&T reports first loss in 103 years; $1.67 B in 1988   

Jan 26   On this day in history paul Daels, Flemish chairman (IJzerbedevaart committee), dies   

Jan 26   On this day in history test debut of Mark Taylor, Australia vs West Indies, Sydney   

Jan 26   On this day in history uS computer security expert warns of catastrophic virus   

Jan 27   German war criminals Fischer &Austrian der Fünten freed on this day in history.   

Jan 27   On this day in history oklahoma's linebacker, Mark VanKeirsblilck assaults an Oklahoma grad student   

Jan 28   On this day in history 46th Golden Globes Rain Man, Working Girl   

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Jun 07   On this day in history birth of michael Joseph Tamboli, Eldesburg Md, born 01:23:45 PM on 6-7-89   

Jul 13   Sayumi Michishige, Japanese singer (Morning Musume) was born in the year 1989.   

Sep 02   On this day in history birth of alexandre Pato, Brazilian footballer   

Sep 02   Ishmeet Singh Sodhi, Indian Playback Singer (d. 2008) was born in the year 1989.   

Dec 29   Nathan Forbes, British footballer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Sergei Lvovich Sobolev, Russian mathematician (b. 1909) died on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Hirohito, Japan`s emperor (1922-89), dies at 87 after 62-year reign in the year 1989.   

Jan 08   In the year 1989 johnny Jordaan, [Jan van Musscher], Dutch folk singer, dies at 64   

Jan 09   Bill Terry, baseball player (b. 1898) died in the year 1989.   

Jan 10   Herbert Morrison, American radio reporter (b. 1905) died on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Joe Spinell, actor (Maniac, Star Crash, Strike Force), dies at 51 in the year 1989.   

Jan 15   Wilf Slack, cricketer (whilst bat in Gambia England player 1986), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 16   In the year 1989 pierre Boileau, screenwriter (Vertigo), dies at 82